By Kacie Svoboda
The Hill City Prevailer News and reporter Carol Walker were honored for their work at the 2015 South Dakota Newspaper Association (SDNA) Better Newspapers Contest.
The Prevailer’s 2014 Progress Edition was awarded first place for Best Special Issue in the weeklies under 1,150 category. The 2014 edition covered the making of Dinosaur 13 and improvements made to local business such as — the remodelling of the Hill City Café, the expansion of Prairie Berry Winery, and the new ownership of Robins Roost Cabins and the Slate Creek Grille.
Carol won second place for Best News Story for her coverage of the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research trial, titled “Attorneys revisit the longest trial.”
“It’s nice to win awards because it shows that we’re doing something right,” Prevailer publisher Charley Najacht said. “But we don’t do what we do to win awards. We are here week after week to cover the events that are important to our community. Winning awards is just icing on the cake. We appreciate all the support from our readers and our advertisers all year long. They are the reason we are here.”